From left: City Council members Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Mark Squilla, Kenyatta Johnson, Marian Tasco, Darrell Clarke and Bill Greenlee. Photo/Shannon McDonald
Can a City Council budget hearing be called such if only…

Meet Al Schmidt. He's running for a low-profile office during increasingly tough times. Schmidt is the Republican candidate for City Controller, running against incumbent Democrat Alan Butkovitz.
The City Controller…

Updated: 9:37 a.m. 5/8/09
By Shannon McDonaldNEastPhilly.com and WHYY partnered last night to host a debate for the city's three Democratic candidates for city controller, Alan Butkovitz, John Braxton…